Chapter Three: Awakening of Shane's Ether and Tech Attacks

When we left our so-called heroine, she was trying to come to terms with her situation. She had hidden herself inside what was left of the garage as she ripped off the bloodied sleeve from her shirt. She used whatever cloth was in the garage's first aid kit. Why a first aid kit was in the garage is beyond anyone's guess. Shane sighed, taking out her cellphone and immediately called 911.

''All lines are busy, please call back later,'' the operator said.

She called 911 again.

''All lines are still busy, please call back later.''

''Damnit..'' Shane called 911 the third time.

''Didn't you fucking hear me!?''

''...What?''

''THE LINES ARE BUSY!''

The dark haired girl groaned loudly and leaned against the wall. She let her hand fall to the concrete floor, holding her phone. ''Why is this happening to me..? Did I anger God somehow? And where the hell is a weapon when I need one?!'' She covered her mouth, looking around outside. The 3 gnosis she encountered earlier were walking around. She held her right shoulder, praying to herself that they couldn't smell blood. Shane sat back down and looked at her father's hunting locker. ''Dad's safe..'' She stood up, walking over to the locker and grabbed the lock. She pulled on it then hit it with her fist, exclaiming in pain as she cursed herself.

''OWWW!!! Goddamn lock! Break already!'' Shane grabbed a nearby wrench and began to bang on the lock angrily. 2-3 minutes later, the lock broke and fell onto the floor. She opened the locker slowly. She saw all of her father's hunting weapons: a shotgun, 3 rifles, and an bow and arrows.

''Okay...the gnosis are basically salt and I probaby can't kill them...'' Shane had grabbed her father's bow and arrow. ''But I'll defend myself!''

Even though she and her father went hunting together, she mainly practiced with the bow and arrow by herself in the woods. She had made a make-shift shooting range with the trees painted with a red target in the center. With every shot, she hit near or at the center of the target. Shane held the acoustic long-range bow in her hand as she placed the arrows in a bag on her back.

''I won't turn into an pillar of salt!'' She exclaimed.

Shane ran outside, the 3 gnosis stopping and turning to meet her fiery gaze. She took out one arrow and aimed it at the Orge gnosis. ''Hit the mark..!'' She let go as the arrow flew at the gnosis and hit the car behind it. The Orge roared, swinging his large arms back and forth to show his strength. Shane cursed to herself. She had forgotten about the Hilbert Effect.

''Damnit! Aw, what I would give for a 100-series Observational Realian!!'' She took two arrows and aimed it at both the Cerberus and Lizardman gnosis, shooting them in the most fatal place only to watch the arrows go right through them. She backed up and winced at the pain on her fingers. The arrows' ends that she grabbed had slit her left index and middle finger.

''Guess there's one thing left to do...RUN LIKE HELL AND HOPE I SURVIVE!!''

As she said this, she turned and ran towards the woods, the 3 gnosis hot on her trail. Shane continued to run, turning a corner and nearly slipping in the process. She looked back at the 3 gnosis as she continued to run.

Oh man...I can't...keep running...my legs.

She started to slow down, sweat trickling down the side of her face.

They're on fire...

She finally slowed to walking as she walked over to the large tree and slumped against it. She held her chest, her heart beating wildly. Almost as if it were to burst through her chest at any second. She looked through half-closed eyes to see the 3 gnosis and a few more walking towards her. Shane gritted her teeth and growled.

''I can't...I won't die like this,'' she managed to say. ''I can't..!!''

She lowered her head as she felt a tingling feeling in her hands. She looked at them then watched her palms glow a fluorecent blue. ''W-what the..?'' Her eyes widened, a sharp pain going through her entire body. She held her arms and groaning in pain.

''What's...what's wrong with me..?!'' Shane let out a blood-curdling scream as the gnosis surrounded her. After that, everything turned bright white and then a loud booming noise as she screamed out the name: Heavenly Explosion. Shane's world turned black.

Chapter Three: End (I believe I rushed with this one. What the hell was that power Shane was using, you ask? Continue reading and find out. Please R&R!)